Ok, so I've had my ACT clutch for 28K miles or so now. I've been driving stick for 5 or 6 years and never had to replace a clutch. I had the ACT put in on because I knew the stock wouldn't handle boost.
I ran 8psi for the past 5 months or so, and had no real problems with the clutch...i felt it slip about twice in that time period, but that's all.;
2 weeks ago during the motor swap (when me and my mechanic were putting my new forged motor in), he inspected the clutch and was pleasantly suprised to see how much "meat" was still left on it.
2 nights ago, i cranked up the boost to 11psi, and did some 3rd gear pulls so I could tune it. After 6-10 pulls within 15 minutes, I tried one more pull...and the engine revved, but the car didn't accellerate. Tried it a few more times...same thing.
So I let it cool off overnight and tried again in the morning. Worked fine. But then after a half dozen pulls or so, same thing. Worst part is, I can't totally tune this thing until the clutch grabs all the time.
So now I'm faced with a dilemma. I have what APPEARS to be a clutch in good shape, as far as wear goes. So even if I replace it with the same ACT clutch, I'll probably have the same issue with it holding power. Now I COULD go with one of ACT's PUCK clutches, but then they're rough on the passengers, as they don't engage very smoothly.
I COULD go with a Clutchmasters clutch, but I've heard of more issues with them. I've HEARD that Exedy makes clutches for our cars, but I couldn'd find them anywhere. What other options do I have here?
On top of that, I just dropped a lot of coin with the motor swap, and my bank account is hating life right now. For money saving purposes, I'm half tempted to drop the tranny and replace the clutch in my garage, but I've never replaced a clutch, and doing one without a lift wouldn't make my life much more fun either. So unless someone is willing to help me out with the clutch (all the free pizza you can eat), I'll have to pay someone to install it.
Suggestions?
I ran 8psi for the past 5 months or so, and had no real problems with the clutch...i felt it slip about twice in that time period, but that's all.;
2 weeks ago during the motor swap (when me and my mechanic were putting my new forged motor in), he inspected the clutch and was pleasantly suprised to see how much "meat" was still left on it.
2 nights ago, i cranked up the boost to 11psi, and did some 3rd gear pulls so I could tune it. After 6-10 pulls within 15 minutes, I tried one more pull...and the engine revved, but the car didn't accellerate. Tried it a few more times...same thing.
So I let it cool off overnight and tried again in the morning. Worked fine. But then after a half dozen pulls or so, same thing. Worst part is, I can't totally tune this thing until the clutch grabs all the time.
So now I'm faced with a dilemma. I have what APPEARS to be a clutch in good shape, as far as wear goes. So even if I replace it with the same ACT clutch, I'll probably have the same issue with it holding power. Now I COULD go with one of ACT's PUCK clutches, but then they're rough on the passengers, as they don't engage very smoothly.
I COULD go with a Clutchmasters clutch, but I've heard of more issues with them. I've HEARD that Exedy makes clutches for our cars, but I couldn'd find them anywhere. What other options do I have here?
On top of that, I just dropped a lot of coin with the motor swap, and my bank account is hating life right now. For money saving purposes, I'm half tempted to drop the tranny and replace the clutch in my garage, but I've never replaced a clutch, and doing one without a lift wouldn't make my life much more fun either. So unless someone is willing to help me out with the clutch (all the free pizza you can eat), I'll have to pay someone to install it.
Suggestions?
